Solar 101
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Welcome to Solar 101
Below you will find information about How Solar Works, How Financing Works, and a Comprehensive Buyers Guide. Quickly learn everything from the beginning basics up to the nuanced details of Solar PV. For those who want current and detailed industry news scroll below for RSS Feeds of up-to-date articles from top journalists. |
How Solar Works7 Short Videos that explain everything from how the sun makes electricity to how you get paid for it, tax benefit information, financing, and exciting information about the equipment. Become an expert in 15 minutes!
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Financing OptionsA full explanation of how you can have Solar, all the options from Owning to Leasing, Paying Cash or with a Loan, and Power Purchase Agreements. We even have great options for Non-Profit Organizations too!
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Buyers GuideA fully comprehensive buyers guide provided by "The Simple Dollar". Everything you need to know before making a decision about going Solar - from how to choose the equipment manufacturer to finding your installer.
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How to:Here's a brief video on how to download your Usage History (Interval Usage Data) from PG&E's website using the "Green Button".
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ALL Save Energy BlogFrom time to time the staff here at ALL Save Energy (mainly Tony), will feel strongly enough about something to write about it. Usually rants & raves inspired by current events or other's articles, we try to keep it unbiased and more fact based than opinionated. Covering everything from energy policy issues, developments in industry technology, and even periodic energy saving tips - everyone should be able to find a blog post they can relate to. We invite open dialogue among readers, as comments are allowed - however, trolling or otherwise negative commentary will be deleted.
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Energy Saving Tips
The document linked below is our Home Energy Usage Analysis Form, the front side of which can be used as a guide to make energy efficiency upgrades to your home - as well as some additional energy saving tips! It is a summary of the information available from the U.S. Department of Energy, "Energy Savers Handbook", which can be found here.
Click below to download our Energy Audit Form:
Click below to download our Energy Audit Form:
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Energy Explained (From the U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Energy fuels cars, furnaces, and national economies. It also costs money, affects our lives, and sometimes makes headlines. If you want to understand where your gasoline comes from, what determines the price of electricity, or how much renewable energy the United States uses, then you are not alone. Energy Explained from the U.S. Energy Information Administration tells you all of this and more at: www.eia.gov/energyexplained
Solar Photo-Voltaics: Current Articles and News Feeds
If you really want to dive in, here are some links to our favorite current articles about the Renewable Energy Industry, including Research and Development, Global Renewable Efforts, Energy Policy, and what is Trending... So if you're into the detail of things and want to familiarize with nuances of our industry - read on! And, bookmark this page and check back frequently as these articles are updated weekly.
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